Diary #5

1996

I was a huge fan of Dr. Abdel Wahab el-Messiry (1938-2008) during my Arab nationalist days, before joining the Revolutionary Socialists in 1998. I was drawn to him through his writings on Zionism and Jewish history.

El-Messiry attending my mother's art exhibition, at the Hanager Theatre, Cairo’s Opera House, 1996.

I attended the monthly “cultural salon” …